Topic – Emissions
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Climate change impacting national security
Defense Secretary concerned
Defense Secretary Leon Panetta has voiced his concerns regarding the “dramatic” impacts of climate change on national security.
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Carbon dioxide damaging fish
Serious consequences evident
Rising human carbon dioxide emissions may be affecting the brains and central nervous system of sea fishes
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Texas leads nation in global warming emissions
More than double 2nd place PA
New data released by federal officials on Wednesday showed Texas far surpasses other states in industrial emissions of global warming gases.
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Climate change to hit urban areas
Could cause migration
A new report says that global warming has significantly increased the number of people at risk globally and could cause migration to urban areas.
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Yale study: Americans worried about climate change
Plurality blames human cause
Public understanding that global warming is happening remains unchanged at 63 percent, while belief that it is caused mostly by human activities increase to 50%
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Climate change: Durban movement modest
No substantial deal
The Durban conference on climate change ended nearly where it started, with modest movement forward
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New statistics portray scope, toll of heat, drought
Expected to go on
Several reports show the scope of this year's heat, drought, and extreme weather events.
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Texas Climatologist posting on climate change
From a conference
Texas State Climatologist John Nielsen-Gammon has been attending the annual meeting of the American Geographical Union and made several blog posts
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Researchers worry State is diluting threat to Galveston
Much could be under water
Some scientists say much of what is now Galveston Island could someday be under water and that the State is masking that threat.
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